On Oct. 13, 2017 Sarnia police were called after he drove off in vehicle he owned jointly with a woman. The woman called police because her belongings were in the vehicle.

A cell phone signal allowed police to track the vehicle to an intersection.

McBean drove off after making a U-turn. McBean had been identified by the officer who stopped the pursuit. The vehicle was found again using the cell phone signal.

McBean had abandoned the vehicle but a police canine unit tracked him to a house where he was arrested.

During the event McBean had gone to a woman's home in violation of a contact ban imposed due to a domestic squabble, said Stoesser.

There was a joint sentencing submission by crown and defence lawyers for McBean who had a criminal record.

The submission accepted as appropriate by Justice Mark Hornblower included the equivalent of 48 days in jail that McBean served in pre-sentence custody followed by six months of house arrest and a year's probation.

During house arrest and probation McBean must take mental-health, anger-management and substance-abuse counseling.